BMW G 650 GS Owner's manual

BMW Motorrad

Rider's Manual

G 650 GS

The Ultimate

Riding Machine

Motorcycle data/dealership details

Motorcycle data

Model

Vehicle identification number

Colour code

Date of first registration

Registration number

Dealership details

Person to contact in Service department

Ms/Mr

Phone number

Dealership address/phone number (com-

pany stamp)

Welcome to BMW

We congratulate you on your

choice of a motorcycle from

BMW and welcome you to the

community of BMW riders.

Familiarise yourself with your new

motorcycle so that you can ride it

safely and confidently in all traffic

situations.

Please read this Rider's Manual

carefully before starting to use

your new BMW motorcycle. It

contains important information on

how to operate the controls and

how to make the best possible

use of all your BMW's technical

features.

In addition, it contains information

on maintenance and care to help

you maintain your motorcycle's

reliability and safety, as well as its

value.

If you have questions concerning

your motorcycle, your authorised

BMW Motorrad dealer will gladly

provide advice and assistance.

We hope that you will enjoy rid-

ing your BMW and that all your

journeys will be pleasant and

safe.

BMW Motorrad.

Table of Contents

You can also consult the index at

the end of this Rider's Manual if

you want to find a particular topic

or item of information.

1 General instructions ... . 5

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and

symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 General views ... .. .. .. .. . 9

General view, left side . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . 14

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . 17

Handlebar fitting, centre . . . . . 18

3 Status indicators . . . . . . . 19

Status indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Standard warnings . . . . . . . . . . 20

ABS warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Ignition switch and steering

lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Odometer and

tripmeters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Turn indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Hazard warning flashers . . . . . 31

Emergency off switch (kill

switch) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Grip heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

BMW Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . 33

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Spring preload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

5 Riding .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 41

Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 42

Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Starting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Off-roading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Parking your motorcycle . . . . 49

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Securing motorcycle for

transportation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

6 Engineering details. . . . . 53

Brake system with BMW

Motorrad ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

7 Accessories .. .. .. .. .. .. . 57

General instructions . . . . . . . . . 58

Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

topcase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

8 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Toolkit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

BMW Motorrad front-wheel

stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Body panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

9 Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Washing motorcycle. . . . . . . 102

Cleaning easily damaged

components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Paint care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Protective wax coating . . . . 104

Laying up motorcycle . . . . . 104

Restoring motorcycle to

use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

10 Technical data .. .. .. 105

Troubleshooting chart . . . . . 106

Threaded fasteners . . . . . . . 107

Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Rear-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . 112

Running gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . 113

Electrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Riding specifications . . . . . . 118

11 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

BMW Motorrad service . . . . 120

BMW Motorrad service

quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

BMW Motorrad mobility

services - roadside assist-

ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

BMW Motorrad service

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Maintenance work . . . . . . . . . 121

Confirmation of mainten-

ance work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Confirmation of service . . . . 127

General instructions

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Abbreviations and symbols . . . . . . . . . . 6

Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Currency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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General instructions

Overview

Chapter 2 of this Rider's Manu-

al will provide you with an initial

overview of your motorcycle. All

maintenance and repair work on

the motorcycle is documented in

Chapter 11. This record of the

maintenance work you have had

performed on your motorcycle is

a precondition for generous treat-

ment of goodwill claims.

When the time comes to sell

your BMW, please remember

to hand over this Rider's Manu-

al; it is an important part of the

motorcycle.

Abbreviations and

symbols

Indicates warnings that you

must comply with for reas-

ons of your safety and the safety

of others, and to protect your

motorcycle against damage.

Specific instructions on

how to operate, control, ad-

just or look after items of equip-

ment on the motorcycle.

Indicates the end of an

item of information.

Instruction.

Result of an activity.

Reference to a page with

more detailed informa-

tion.

Indicates the end of a

passage relating to spe-

cific accessories or items

of equipment.

Tightening torque.

Item of technical data.

OE Optional extra

The motorcycles are as-

sembled complete with

all the BMW optional ex-

tras originally ordered.

OA Optional accessory

You can obtain option-

al accessories through

your authorised BMW

Motorrad dealer; optional

accessories have to be

retrofitted to the motor-

cycle.

ABS

Anti-lock brake system

Equipment

When you ordered your BMW

motorcycle, you chose various

items of custom equipment. This

Rider's Manual describes option-

al extras (OE) offered by BMW

and selected optional accessor-

ies (OA). This explains why the

manual may also contain de-

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General instructions

scriptions of equipment which

you have not ordered. Please

note, too, that your motorcycle

might not be exactly as illus-

trated in this manual on account

of country-specific differences.

If your BMW was supplied with

equipment not described in

this Rider's Manual, you will

find these features described in

separate manuals.

Technical data

All dimensions, weights and

power ratings stated in the

Rider's Manual are quoted to the

standards and comply with the

tolerance requirements of the

Deutsches Institut für Normung

e.V. (DIN). Versions for individual

countries may differ.

Currency

The high safety and quality

standards of BMW motorcycles

are maintained by constant

development work on designs,

equipment and accessories.

Because of this, your motorcycle

may differ from the information

supplied in the Rider's Manual.

Nor can BMW Motorrad entirely

rule out errors and omissions.

We hope you will appreciate that

no claims can be entertained on

the basis of the data, illustrations

or descriptions in this manual.

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General instructions

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General instructions

General views

General view, left side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

General view, right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Underneath the seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Handlebar fitting, left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Handlebar fitting, right . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Handlebar fitting, centre . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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General views

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General views

General view, left side

1 Battery (underneath centre

trim panel) ( 93)

2 Oil dipstick and engine-oil

filler neck ( 66)

3 Seat lock ( 38)

4 Power socket ( 58)

5 Coolant-level indicator

( 72)

2

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General views

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General views

General view, right side

1 Fuel filler neck ( 49)

2 Brake-fluid reservoir, front

( 70)

3 Type plate (on right frame

tube)

VIN (on steering-head

bearing, right)

4 Air filter (underneath side

panel) ( 91)

5 Adjuster for spring preload,

rear ( 35)

6 Adjuster for damping char-

acteristic, rear suspension

( 36)

7 Brake-fluid reservoir, rear

( 71)

8 Tyre pressures table (on

rear wheel swinging arm)

2

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General views

Underneath the seat

1 Fuse box ( 84)

2 Toolkit

3 Payload table

Tray for Rider's Manual

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General views

Instrument panel

1 Speedometer

2 Telltale lights ( 20)

3 Rev. counter

4 Operation of the clock

( 29)

5 Clock

6 Operating the odometer

( 30)

7 Odometer and tripmeters

2

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General views

Handlebar fitting, left

1 Headlight flasher

2 High-beam headlight

( 31)

3 Horn

4 Switch for turn indicators

( 31)

2

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General views

Handlebar fitting, right

1 Emergency off switch (kill

switch) ( 32)

2 Grip heating ( 33)

3 Starter button ( 44)

2

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z

General views

Handlebar fitting,

centre

1 Operating the ABS

( 33)

2 Hazard warning flashers

( 31)

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General views

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